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The budget was well received, but the largest companies did not see their corporate tax rate cut In a budget that will play well with the electorate ahead of the 2019 elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gave generously to some businesses, but left MNEs disappointed, and with a potentially higher tax burden.

Litigation between taxpayers and authorities is growing worldwide, but a successful outcome is never easy for any party involved in a conflict. Anjana Haines investigates why tax disputes are rising and how to potentially ease the burden.

The taxation of ‘self-employed’ workers at companies like Uber has been a major point of contention in recent years The UK government has released its response to the Taylor Review, but the reaction to its response have been mixed among those working in, and representing, the gig economy.

Advisers expect some American companies to take their assets out of the Netherlands The Netherlands, a gateway for American business to enter the EU market, faces tough tax competition as a result of the US tax reform. But the US changes may have made things more difficult for the EU as a whole.

The Winter Olympics captured the attention of the world during February as athletes speed skated, snowboarded, scored, slid and skied for the greatest prizes in winter sports.

With the avalanche and uncertainty of unilateral adoption of BEPS-related provisions by many countries, in addition to subjective general anti-abuse treaty-based legislation, excessive lead times and inefficiencies of competent authority/treaty approval processes are becoming more costly and significant for both taxpayers and tax administrations.

Fasken has hired Maureen Berry as a partner in its Toronto-based tax group.

Firms, individuals and companies across the Asia-Pacific region shared prizes at the Asia Tax Awards in Singapore on May 3 2018.

BEPS and digital tax matters dominated International Tax Review’s Asia Tax Forum this year, but they were not the only topics of discussion. As Anjana Haines reports, panellists and delegates were also keen to discuss compliance headaches for multinationals across the region and technological advancements.

During 2017 and 2018 the Mexican Stock Exchange witnessed the placement of securities issued by the first two Mexican special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Alberto Alvarez and Moisés Gutiérrez of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia., address some aspects of the operation of said companies, as well as the tax implications that could arise for investors as a result of participating in a Mexican SPAC.